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economy now taking a toll on businesses and consumers. welcome to a new hour of america live, everyone, i'm megyn kelly. some economists are seeing new warning signs that higher taxes, flat wages and growing debt are slowing our already struggling economy. in recent days we've seen reports that wal-mart is stocking more shelves with less expensive products to adjust for a drop in consumer buying power just, just earlier this week we documented wal-mart describing january as a total disaster for it. in terms of sales. part of the drop blamed on skyrocketing gas prices that jumped nearly 50 cents in the past month alone. in addition to the payroll tax hike that people suffered this year, taken a 2% chunk out of the average paycheck for 77% of americans. now, a new survey says that 7 out of 10 americans are cutting back on spending as a direct result of the factors and much more. national correm angle with more on this. >> hello, megyn, consumers are spending less as their confidence drops and higher gas prices take more money out of their p
economy now taking a toll on businesses and consumers. welcome to a new hour of america live, everyone, i'm megyn kelly. some economists are seeing new warning signs that higher taxes, flat wages and growing debt are slowing our already struggling economy. in recent days we've seen reports that wal-mart is stocking more shelves with less expensive products to adjust for a drop in consumer buying power just, just earlier this week we documented wal-mart describing january as a total disaster for...
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the desert boom with lush vegetation and trees and marvel to see the nation move from a struggling economy and barely able to equip its soldiers with uniforms and weapons and a center of world class medical care and elicational excellence and free speech and election. with the exception of jordan dictators and mad dogs and malicious mahem surround the country and israel created a true and modern democracy and gave its women the opportunity to vote and lead the radical nations bep hind and sanctioned honor killings and whole steal slaughter of their citizens who dared to peek of of freedom and thought. it is it okay to strap a bomb on a baby and turn it into a human bomb so it kills and maims other people's babies. president is coming to israel as president next i wish he would let me show him around. i brought thousands of people to show them the israel i love and expect. i fear it would be coordinated by the naive politician who think we need tolicature ally israel about expanding neighborhoods and in the land that god deeded to them long before the six day war and obama was born. inted h
the desert boom with lush vegetation and trees and marvel to see the nation move from a struggling economy and barely able to equip its soldiers with uniforms and weapons and a center of world class medical care and elicational excellence and free speech and election. with the exception of jordan dictators and mad dogs and malicious mahem surround the country and israel created a true and modern democracy and gave its women the opportunity to vote and lead the radical nations bep hind and...
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what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's is ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ and you'll dump your old mop. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ who's that lady? ♪ sexy lady ♪ who's that lady? [ female announcer ] used mops can grow bacteria. swiffer wetjet starts with a clean p every time, and its antibacterial cleaner kills bacteria mops can spread around. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. ♪ lovely lady >> in 2009 in the gingof hotdogs first term in office the president toured the middle east in europe apologizing for the actions of the administration and america's policies toward tha arab world. >> at times america has showed arrogance and been dismissive. >> the united states starts by
what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's is ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ and you'll dump your old mop. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪...
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what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's is ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ >> live from america's news headquarterings, i am harris faulkner. the faa in florped is looking into why a small plane. norad reported that the sessnaflew in the temporary restricted space in palm city. f-16s escorted it to a nearby airport. south africa stunned over the rest of the a national hero. prosecutors think it premedicated. oscar pistorius is held pending a bail hearing. they deny charges that he shot reeva stine stein at his home on valentine's day. in three seconds we'll get you back to huckabee. >> last week we showed you how vice-president joe biden promoted gun control in his trip to france. this week he is back and on monday in philadelphia h
what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's is ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ >> live from america's news headquarterings, i am harris faulkner. the faa in florped is...
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does the federal government take over the private economy? how do you deal with that in system cap list particular system where competition drives wages? >> well, again, its long term problem has been going on since the '70s. we have been through we are still in recession. technically we are out of recession but we're in difficult times as a result of the housing crisis, most people lost 40% of their wealth. obviously, african-americans have been hit hard with this. there is no doubt about that. on the upside we're starting to come out of it. economic numbers are looking better and healthcare costs are better and we will have a bunch of clean source of energy on online. we have some things.... >> bill: you are avoiding my question. what is the solution to the wages? look, the obama administration wants to control the private economy, the marketplace. they are doing a lot of things to make the marketplace responsible to washington, not to competition. so is that the right way to go, or do you allow the free marketplace to take it where it want
does the federal government take over the private economy? how do you deal with that in system cap list particular system where competition drives wages? >> well, again, its long term problem has been going on since the '70s. we have been through we are still in recession. technically we are out of recession but we're in difficult times as a result of the housing crisis, most people lost 40% of their wealth. obviously, african-americans have been hit hard with this. there is no doubt...
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these cuts are not smart, not fair, they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment role. >> massachusetts democrat congressman, that doesn't sound like calm talk to me. that sounds like scary talk. >> well, facts are sometimes scary. what the president said is facts -- >> neil: if this stuff was coming why would be go golfing and why would you be off? >> i agree with you. we voted to stay in. we should be there. but being there and doing something are two different things. >> neil: i understand that -- >> yet aim other hearing from the other side is a not possible. >> neil: you're pragmatic but for the president to go away, knowing all these problems were on the way and we would see all these cuts and beef inspector cuts and all the other hellacious things that were to happen, man, i wouldn't leave the white house. i would be going 24/7. >> i understand what you're saying, but with today's modern technology, telephones -- >> neil: on the golf course? you don't have to scare people -- >> well -- >>
these cuts are not smart, not fair, they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment role. >> massachusetts democrat congressman, that doesn't sound like calm talk to me. that sounds like scary talk. >> well, facts are sometimes scary. what the president said is facts -- >> neil: if this stuff was coming why would be go golfing and why would you be off? >> i agree with you. we voted to stay in. we should be there. but being...
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listen. >> or help the economy, won't create jobs. now, congress allowed this meat cleaver approach to take place. it will jeopardize our military readiness, emergency responders like the ones who are here today, their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded. thousands of teachers and the educators will be laid off. hundreds of thousands of americans will lose access to primary care, and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings. >> but if the president warns of devastating consequences, the wall street journal. chris stirewalt is our news power play live and stuart varney is anchor on the fox business network, great to see you both. stu, let me start with you, because we talked with chris a little about this yesterday. i'm interested in your take because the journal points out that this is a small percentage overall in spending and they say if you look at the history of spending in this country, after world war ii, they say federal spending went from 42% of the gross domest
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the feds say cyber attacks are threatening our national security and they're threatening our economy. the white house now is taking action. plus, one woman accused of stabbing her former boyfriend 27 times finally testifies about the killing. you are about to hear from jodi you are about to hear from jodi airias coming up inside the fox report so, beginning today, my son brock and his whole team will be our new senior social media strategists. any questions? since we make radiator valves wouldn't it be better if we just let fedex help us to expand to new markets? hmm gotta admit that's better than a few "likes." i don't have the door code. who's that? he won a contest online to be ceo for the day. how am i supposed to run a business here without an office?! [ male announcer ] fast, reliable deliveries worldwide. fedex. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard an
the feds say cyber attacks are threatening our national security and they're threatening our economy. the white house now is taking action. plus, one woman accused of stabbing her former boyfriend 27 times finally testifies about the killing. you are about to hear from jodi you are about to hear from jodi airias coming up inside the fox report so, beginning today, my son brock and his whole team will be our new senior social media strategists. any questions? since we make radiator valves...
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while the markets are climbing the economy not so much. why in the world is that? charles payne brings the pain and the explanation. martha: have you seen this morning? senator john mccain got some pretty tough questions in his home state. >> why bring a 30 million -- >> they're here. >> cut off their welfare and all their stuff and they will go back. >> [inaudible]. [applause] tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe i have them... oh that's right i don't because i rolled my account over to e-trade where... woah. okay... they don't have hidden fees... hey fern. the junkrawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm. that's it, i'm running away. no, no you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you.
while the markets are climbing the economy not so much. why in the world is that? charles payne brings the pain and the explanation. martha: have you seen this morning? senator john mccain got some pretty tough questions in his home state. >> why bring a 30 million -- >> they're here. >> cut off their welfare and all their stuff and they will go back. >> [inaudible]. [applause] tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for,...
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as your life and career change, fidelity is there for your personal economy, helping you readjust your retirement plan along the way. rethink how you're invested. and refocus as your career moves forward. wherever you are today, a fidelity ira has a wide range of investment choices to help you fine-tune your personal economy. call today and we'll make it easy to move that old 401(k) to a fidelity no-fee ira. >> greta: 11:00 is almost here, time for last call. can the u.s. crack down on cyber attacks and pay back china at the same time? >> political news here there is talk that the white house may fine china for recent cyber attacks on american companies. fines could total in the millions of dollars. we can use that money to pay back china this, is perfect. >> greta: that is your last call. thank you for being with us tonight. go to gretawire.com and tell us what you think about foreign aid. we'll see you tomorrow night 10:00 p.m. eastern. go to gretawire.com. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight -- >> there is a face missing inside o
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but when people come here illegally it puts a burden on the economy. >> now, do you ever watch bill o'reilly on fox news channel? >> i watch it. i don't always agree with him. >> have you heard of bill? >> is he the guy that goes undercover. >> bill: wait, wait, wait. >> anything you want to say to bill while you have you here right now. >> be real. this is the real life and real world, okay. >> bill: now, i asked you to go to the police in framingham and what was their point of view? >> they wouldn't speak to me on camera. >> did they come did obama call them on you? >> i thought he was but they ended up not showing up. so i never had to deal with any cops. >> bill: when you went to talk to the police about him and why he is there everybody knows they wouldn't talk to you? >> they don't want to touch the story with a 10-foot pole. ice had thed was e&s ce had guy but let him out after two weeks. they say is guy that fits obama's uncle's profile with automatically be deported after the gets the dui but he is getting special treatment. and he was convicted of the dui. >> he plead out. he was c
but when people come here illegally it puts a burden on the economy. >> now, do you ever watch bill o'reilly on fox news channel? >> i watch it. i don't always agree with him. >> have you heard of bill? >> is he the guy that goes undercover. >> bill: wait, wait, wait. >> anything you want to say to bill while you have you here right now. >> be real. this is the real life and real world, okay. >> bill: now, i asked you to go to the police in...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> brian: he proposed it. did he ever think the idea would work? did he always that i deal would be done? we'll report. you decide. >> steve: then desperate times call for desperate measures. move over, calvin klein. the postal service is getting into the fashion industry. we want to see your designs, your ideas. e-mail us. we'll explain it all in a couple of minutes. you're watching "fox & friends" hour two for wednesday. >> gretchen: good morning, everybody. we're all back on the couch together. >> brian: yes, we are. >> gretchen: after president's day weekend. we have a fox news alert to tell you about because the world is waiting to see if oscar pistorius is granted bail today after being charged with the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend. day two of his hearing underway now. earlier police revealed they did find steroids and needles in his bedroom, but his lawyer says it was not for a banned sub
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> brian: he proposed it. did he ever think the idea would work? did he always that i deal would be done? we'll report. you decide. >> steve: then desperate times call for desperate measures. move over, calvin klein. the postal service is getting into the fashion industry. we want to see your designs, your ideas. e-mail us. we'll explain it all in a couple of minutes. you're...
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our children will have to see the disaster of the economy that shrinks as a result of this heavy debt. we are not meeting our responsibility of paying our bills. we are not meeting our responsibility of paying the things that we want to consume and we are moving it on to our children and grandchildren. no generation of americans has ever done it to the extent we are doing it. we should be ashamed of ourselves. >> yesterday white house spokesman jay carney called on republicans to compromise saying quote do not adopt positions that represent my way or the highway approach. >> something to brew on. it is friday it is one of my favorite topics a recap of the week's viral video to see which one you like best. >> up first, remember this a hole in 9 that helped these seniors at the pga golf management program win a full contest. >> the next is a 5th grader who is the star of the high school varsity basketball team taking on players twice the size and coming out on top finally this baby elephant making a flash with tourists having fun in the ocean. and we of course want you to tell us which
our children will have to see the disaster of the economy that shrinks as a result of this heavy debt. we are not meeting our responsibility of paying our bills. we are not meeting our responsibility of paying the things that we want to consume and we are moving it on to our children and grandchildren. no generation of americans has ever done it to the extent we are doing it. we should be ashamed of ourselves. >> yesterday white house spokesman jay carney called on republicans to...
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new developments in the troubling trend for americans and the nation's economy. gas prices shooting up nearly 50 cents in 60 days, taking a huge bite out of americans who are already earning less because of the payroll tax we got hit with the beginning of the year. according to the triple-a, the national average for a gallon of gasoline is now, 3.78. so when your car has a 20 gallon tank it will cost you more than 75 bucks every time you fill up. you don't need me to tell you that because you're experiencing it it and also means you're now paying $10 more per fill up than a month ago. the combination of soaring gas prices and higher taxes are not only threatening the larger economy, but the current administration as well. chris stirewalt our digital editor and host of power play live. and interesting to read your power play on foxnews.com because you talked about how this is the exact position that the republicans, who wound up getting creamed in that 2006 mid term he election, found themselves in when gas prices were soaring under president bush and wow, did the
new developments in the troubling trend for americans and the nation's economy. gas prices shooting up nearly 50 cents in 60 days, taking a huge bite out of americans who are already earning less because of the payroll tax we got hit with the beginning of the year. according to the triple-a, the national average for a gallon of gasoline is now, 3.78. so when your car has a 20 gallon tank it will cost you more than 75 bucks every time you fill up. you don't need me to tell you that because...
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rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >> juan: in the impact segment tonight, liberal punish bit deaths in the main stream media have been relatively silent about president obama's controversial drone policy, compared to the outrage they displayed over the bush administration's use of enhanced interrogation techniques. but now far left professor cornell west is calling out president obama and using some very firey rhetoric to do it. >> the chickens are coming home to roost. we've been talk being this for a good while, the immorality of drones dropping bombs on innocent people, over 200 children so far. these are war crimes. i think we have to be honest. let us not be deceived. nixon, bush, obama, they're war criminals. >> juan: joining us now from washingto
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that slows the economy. that makes the job market worse. we need jobs obviously. if the president says yes, go ahead and build the pipeline, you do get jobs. so that's the connection between the pipeline debate, rising gas prices and jobs. it's not that building a pipeline would necessarily bring the price of gas down in the near term. it almost certainly would not. that if you build the pipeline you create jobs that make up for the slowing economy because of high gas prices. circular argument but that's the way it is. jamie: the pushback clearly is in his campaign and inaugural speech he promised clean energy and green-friendly jobs and this could potentially stop him from doing the pipeline. >> well, i don't know about that but, you got to ask, why are gas prices going up right now? the answer has nothing to do with the pipeline. the answer is refineries with very tight supplies of gasoline coming onto the market, refineries are closing for maintenance and closing so that they can switch over to the summer blend of gasoline which we start using in a couple of we
that slows the economy. that makes the job market worse. we need jobs obviously. if the president says yes, go ahead and build the pipeline, you do get jobs. so that's the connection between the pipeline debate, rising gas prices and jobs. it's not that building a pipeline would necessarily bring the price of gas down in the near term. it almost certainly would not. that if you build the pipeline you create jobs that make up for the slowing economy because of high gas prices. circular argument...
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a path to citizenship for folks who are law abiding citizens, paying taxes and contributing to the economy. so i think both parties have an interest in getting this done. on the other hand, the republican party is caught between the far right and the tea party that may not want any action, and the rest wants to see the party win elections. maybe the goal is to muddy it up and blame obama for what is kind of a meaningless leak and moving forward and blame him in spanish, a better move. >> megyn: still, i'm trying to understand what the white house gets out of this. if the bipartisan deal, the-- the president's plan is not going to want to get through. the one that the republicans and democrats are so far-- but what does the president gain by doing this. the president begins what he believes to be a more painless mid term election cycle. the president took a beating in the last mid term elections and he believes he can lessen the amount of losses on his side of the house and senate, but let's face it. the president is not up for reelection, but house members and senate members are and if the
a path to citizenship for folks who are law abiding citizens, paying taxes and contributing to the economy. so i think both parties have an interest in getting this done. on the other hand, the republican party is caught between the far right and the tea party that may not want any action, and the rest wants to see the party win elections. maybe the goal is to muddy it up and blame obama for what is kind of a meaningless leak and moving forward and blame him in spanish, a better move. >>...
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. >> corrupt politicians and new economy with ex-sottic pees of paper, mortgages, and credit default swaps we bought in and, boom, pop goes the weasel. >> how long has the detroit been run by democrats? is it related? >> i hear that a lot. that's the liberals running it into the ground. but the last republican mayor of detroit went to federal prison for corruption. the three county officials in 1942 went to prison. it's our culture. and one detroit democrat running wall street, not one detroit democrat running hall -- haliburton. we are just corrupt cheaters. >> you grew up in detroit and went to work in los angeles and went back to detroit. when you were growing up your mother's flower shop was fire bombed. >> it sure was. it was called devil's night. an orgy of fire and people burning things up. it was for insurance purposes and getting crack heads out of your neighborhood and when that happened my mom said i'm gone. she turned. >> what is detroit going to do? we featured a tape a little while ago where some of the city leaders said time for a washington bailout. >> no. >> that's p
. >> corrupt politicians and new economy with ex-sottic pees of paper, mortgages, and credit default swaps we bought in and, boom, pop goes the weasel. >> how long has the detroit been run by democrats? is it related? >> i hear that a lot. that's the liberals running it into the ground. but the last republican mayor of detroit went to federal prison for corruption. the three county officials in 1942 went to prison. it's our culture. and one detroit democrat running wall...
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the device makers are warning this tax will force layoffs, hurt the economy and stifle innovation. steve brown has take an look at it live in chicago, this medical device act that is in effect, went into effect earlier this year, right? 2.3%. doesn't sound like a lot. >> it did. that is on revenue and not profit or earnings. so it really has a larger bite than 2.3%. then you have to factor in what happens in different size companies. for larger companies, they can layoff, and we've seen some of that out of the bigger companies. the smaller medical device makers it's a different kind of impact. listen. >> we can't do what some of the big ortho companies have done and just lay people off f. we did that we continue keep up with growth. we can slow down the pace of hiring and sadly what we have to do is to cancel development projects. >> projects like the one that resulted in the ability of bryce libby from warsaw, i indiana to be able to walk. he did this because of a surgical team and innovative new products put together by device manufacturers. these smaller companies say these kind
the device makers are warning this tax will force layoffs, hurt the economy and stifle innovation. steve brown has take an look at it live in chicago, this medical device act that is in effect, went into effect earlier this year, right? 2.3%. doesn't sound like a lot. >> it did. that is on revenue and not profit or earnings. so it really has a larger bite than 2.3%. then you have to factor in what happens in different size companies. for larger companies, they can layoff, and we've seen...